| dc.description.abstract | Characterized as a chronic, degenerative, pain-inducing disease of the entire joint organ,
osteoarthritis is the most common orthopedic condition in dogs with a major impact on their
quality of life. Therapeutic options are very limited, focusing mainly on a palliative
management of the disease. Treatment measures cannot interfere with the vicious cycle of
ongoing degenerative changes, as the disease can only be diagnosed when it is already
relatively advanced. Based on this situation, the objective of this systematic literature review
is to evaluate present to futuristic diagnostic methods, in order to determine if the early
diagnosis of canine osteoarthritis prior to the occurrence of irreversible changes is possible
at the present stage. Furthermore, possibly goal-leading paths are investigated. | en_US |
